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The James Webb Space Telescope, a collaborative effort between NASA, the ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), has revealed some stunning new images of the Universe. These images have not only been the clearest and most details views of the cosmos; they’ve...
Join ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world".The ESA - European Space Agency-built Cupola is the favourite place of many astronauts on the International Space Station. It...
On Episode 95 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the future of space-based solar power with John Mankins.Climate change has become a top priority for all of us, including NASA. Space solar power — beaming energy from space 24 hours per day — has...
Back to Article List The little helicopter that could far exceeded what it had been expected to do. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter unlocked its rotor blades, allowing them to spin freely, on April 7, 2021. Credit: NASA. After three years filled with many firsts,...
In the beginning, the Universe was so hot and so dense that light could not travel far. Photons were emitted, scattered, and absorbed as quickly as the photons in the heart of the brightest stars. But in time the cosmos expanded and cooled to the point that it...
Week in images: 22-26 January 2024 Discover our week through the lens Source link
Very soon, a robot surgeon may begin its orbit around our planet — and though it won't quite be a metallic, humanoid machine wearing a white coat and holding a scalpel, its mission is fascinating nonetheless.On Monday (Jan. 29), scientists will be sending a...
Capture Mars and Mercury in the same telescopic field of view in late January. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly Friday, January 26A bright Moon is rising roughly an hour after the Sun disappears, but that’s still enough time to catch a glimpse of the solar...
There have been numerous robotic space missions reach the end of their operating life over the years and for a multitude of reasons. Be they catastrophic failure or a scheduled end but I must say one that has recently made me a little sad is the demise of the...
Science & Exploration 25/01/2024 1239 views 14 likes Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapour has been detected in its atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth’s diameter, the planet GJ...